A pediatric emergency department follow-up system: completing the cycle of care

• Published in: Pediatric emergency care Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 392
• Main Authors: O'Neill, K, Silvestri, A, McDaniel-Yakscoe, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2001
• Subjects: Child; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Communication; Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Emergency Nursing - organization & administration; Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration; Forms and Records Control; Hospitals, Pediatric - organization & administration; Humans; Nurse Practitioners; Nurse's Role; Parents; Pediatric Nursing - organization & administration; Philadelphia; Professional-Family Relations; Program Development; Retrospective Studies; Telephone; Philadelphia

Prior to 1993, the follow-up program for our pediatric emergency department (ED) was the responsibility of the rotating senior pediatric resident. There were inherent problems with this system, as a consequence of inconsistent personnel. The residents' revolving schedules and the fact that they...